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2019

[89] Fink, B.* (2019). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet: Wie die Evolution unsere Partnerwahl beeinflusst. Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, November 11, Delmenhorst, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[88] Fink, B.* (2019). The biology of beauty: Darwin, skin, and ageing. In-Cosmetics, April 1, Paris, France. (Invited Talk)

2018

[87] Fink, B.* (2018). Evolution and functions of human dance. Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, August 20, Delmenhorst, Germany. (Talk)

2017

[86] Fink, B.* (2017). Digit ratio, morphology, and behavior. Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Psychiatrische und Psychotherapeutische Klinik, October 20, Erlangen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[85] Fink, B.*, Wübker, M., Ostner, J., Butovskaya, M., Butovskaya, M.L., Mezentseva, A., Muñoz-Reyes, J.A., Sela, Y., & Shackelford, T.K. (2017). Cross-cultural investigation of male gait perception in relation to physical strength and speed. 4th Annual Conference of the Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies, September 20-22, Krakow, Poland. (Talk)

[84] Fink, B.*, Butovskaya, M., Sorokowski. P., Sorokowska, A., & Matts, P.J. (2017). Visual perception of British women’s skin color distribution in two non-industrialized societies, the Maasai and the Tsimane. 29th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, May 31-June 3, Boise, USA (Talk)

[83] Shackelford, T.K.*, Pham, M.N., Jeffery, A.J., Sela, Y., Lynn, J.T., Trevino, S., Willockx, Z., Fink, B., & McDonald, M.M. (2017). Duration of cunnilingus predicts estimated ejaculate volume in humans. 29th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, May 31-June 3, Boise, USA (Talk)

[82] Fink, B.* (2017). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet – Liebe und Evolution. Museum Nienburg, February 15, Nienburg, Germany. (Invited Talk)

2016

[81] Fink, B.* (2016). Wie wir uns suchen und finden – Evolution und Partnerwahl. Forum Fachdidaktik Biologie, Universität Köln, November 3, Köln, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[80] Fink, B.*, André, S., Mines, J.S., Weege, B., Shackelford, T.K., & Butovskaya, M. Sex difference in attractiveness perceptions of strong and weak male walkers. 28th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 29-July 3, Vancouver, Canada. (Talk)

[79] Fink, B.* (2016). Social pereception of human body movement. Department of General Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, May 3, Jena, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[78] Fink, B.* (2016). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet – Liebe und Evolution. Otto-Hahn-Schule, January 27, Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. (Invited Talk)

2015

[77] Fink, B.* (2015). Darwinian aesthetics – sexual selection and the biology of beauty in relation to skin condition. DSM, Kaiseraugst, October 6, Zürich, Switzerland. (Invited Talk)

[76] Fink, B.* (2015). Darwinian aesthetics – sexual selection and the biology of beauty in relation to skin condition. Keynote at the IFSCC 2015, September 23, Zürich, Switzerland. (Invited Talk)

[75] Fink, B.* (2015). Der menschliche Körper in Bewegung: Von der Tanzforschung zu Jamaikas Eliteathleten. Department of Education and Psychology, Free University of Berlin, January 22, Berlin, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[74] Fink, B.* (2015). The human body in motion: from dance researech to elite Jamaican athletes. Center for Organismal Systems Biology (COSB), Faculty of Life Science, University of Vienna, January 12, Vienna, Austria. (Invited Talk)

2014

[73] Fink, B.*, Weege, B., Manning, J.T., & Trivers, R. (2014). Body symmetry and physical strength in human males. 26th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 30-August 2, Natal, Brazil. (Talk)

[72] Cappelle, T.*, Dupp, S., Weege, B., & Fink, B. (2014). Men’s attractiveness perceptions of women’s dance movements with and without dance instruction. 26th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 30-August 2, Natal, Brazil. (Talk)

[71] Fink, B.* (2014). Biology and psychology of human body movement. Courant Research Center Symposium, University of Göttingen June 20, Göttingen, Germany. (Talk)

[70] Cappelle, T.*, Dupp, S., Weege, B., & Fink, B. (2014). Men’s attractiveness perceptions of women’s dances with and without dance instruction. Courant Research Center Symposium, University of Göttingen, June 20, Göttingen, Germany. (Poster)

[69] Hufschmidt, C.*, Fink, B., & Weege, B. (2014). Effect of digit ratio and circulating sex steroids on gender identification of human dancers. Courant Research Center Symposium, University of Göttingen, June 20, Göttingen, Germany. (Poster)

[68] Fink, B.* (2014). Evolutionäre Biologie und Psychologie von Körperbewegungen. Institute of Zoology, University of Hamburg, May 15, Hamburg, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[67] Fink, B.* (2014). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet – Liebe und Evolution. Studium integrale, Technical University Dresden, January 20, Dresden, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[66] Fink, B.* (2014). Neue Aspekte des menschlichen Erscheinungsbildes. Forschungskolloquium Experimentelle Psychologie, January 17, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

2013

[65] Fink, B.* (2013). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet – Liebe und Evolution, November 8, Institute of Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[64] Fink, B.* (2013). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet – Liebe und Evolution. Lion’s Club Balingen, October 8, Albstadt-Ebingen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[63] Pisanski, K.*, Fraccaro, P.J., Tigue, C.C., O’Connor, J.J.M., Röder, S., DeBruine, L.M., Jones, B.C., Fink, B., Andrews, P., Feinberg, D.R. (2013). A meta-analysis of voice and body size relationships. Behavior 2013, August 4-8, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. (Talk)

[62] Cappelle, T.*, Fink, B., & Weege, B. (2013). Female perception of male dance movements across the menstrual cycle. 25th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 17-20, Miami, USA. (Poster)

[61] Fink, B.*, Weege, B., Neave, N., Ried, B., & do Lago, O.C. (2013). Cross-cultural comparison of female perception of male dance movements. 25th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 17-20, Miami, USA. (Talk)

[60] Fink, B.*, Neuser, F., Deloux, G., Röder, S., & Matts, P.J. (2013). Visual attention to and perception of undamaged and damaged versions of natural and coloured female hair. 25th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 17-20, Miami, USA. (Poster)

[59] Röder, S.*, & Fink, B. (2013). Visual, olfactory and vocal cues to female reproductive potential. 25th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 17-20, Miami, USA. (Talk)

[58] Röder, S.*, Habenicht, C., & Fink, B. (2013). Women’s faces and voices: one ornament of quality? 25th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 17-20, Miami, USA. (Poster)

[57] Pisanski, K.*, Fraccaro, P.J., Tigue, C.C., O’Connor, J.J.M., DeBruine, L.M., Jones, B.C., Fink, B., Röder, S., Andrews, P., Feinberg, D.R. (2013). A meta-analysis of voice and body size relationships. 25th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 17-20, Miami, USA. (Talk)

[56] Fink, B.* (2013). Darwin’sche Ästhetik. Biologie der Attraktivität. Kognitionswissenschaftliches Kolloquium, Universität Tübingen, June 27, Tübingen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[55] Fink, B.*, Neuser, F., Deloux, G., Röder, S., & Matts, P.J. (2013). Visual attention to and perception of undamaged and damaged versions of natural and coloured female hair. 7th World Congress of Hair Research, May 4-6, Edinburgh, UK. (Talk)

[54] Neuser, F., Fink, B.*, & Matts, P.J. (2013). Women’s emotional attitudes to and visual perception of hair condition in five European countries. 7th World Congress of Hair Research, May 4-6, Edinburgh, UK. (Invited Talk)

[53] Fink, B.* (2013). Drum prüfe wer sich ewig bindet – Liebe und Evolution. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, January 19, Berlin, Germany. (Invited Talk)

2012

[52] Fink, B.*, Bunse, L., Matts, P.J., & D’Emiliano, D. (2012). Visible skin colouration predicts perception of male facial age, health and attractiveness. 21st Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, September 27-30, Prague, Czech Republic. (e-Poster)

[51] Muñoz-Reyes, J.A.*, Gil-Burmann, C., Arpa, H., Fink, B., & Turiegano, E. (2012). Capacidad de lucha, atractivo y agresividad en adolescentes españoles. XIV Congreso Nacional y XI Iberoamericano de Etología, September 11-15, Sevillia, Spain. (Talk)

[50] Fink, B.* (2012). Darwin’sche Ästhetik – Biologie der Attraktivität. German Primate Center, September 10, Göttingen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[49] Muñoz-Reyes, J.A.*, Gil-Burmann, C., Fink, B., & Turiégano, E. (2012). Facial asymmetry and aggressiveness in Spanish adolescents. XXI Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, August 8-12, Vienna, Austria. (Poster)

[48] Muñoz-Reyes, J.A.*, Gil-Burmann, C., Fink, B., & Turiégano, E. (2012). Aggressiveness, handgrip strength, body mass index, and fighting ability in Spanish adolescents. XXI Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, August 8-12, Vienna, Austria. (Talk)

[47] Fink, B.* (2012). Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe. Emmy-Noether Lecture, 11. Emmy-Noether Jahrestreffen der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, July 13-15, Potsdam, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[46] Fink, B.*, Hugill, N., & Lange, B.P. (2012). Women’s body movements are a potential cue to ovulation. 24th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 13-17, Albuquerque, USA. (Talk)

[45] Weege, B.*, Lange, B.P., & Fink, B. (2012). Women’s visual attention to variation in men’s dance quality. 24th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 13-17, Albuquerque, USA. (Poster)

[44] Röder, S.*, Fink, B., & Feinberg, D.R. (2012). ‘Facial scaling’ of women’s voices suggests a cross-modality preference for femininity. 24th Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 13-17, Albuquerque, USA. (Talk)

2011

[43] Fink, B.* (2011). Liebe – Ein Gefühl sucht seinen Ursprung. Ringvorlesung at the University of Göttingen. November 1, Göttingen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[42] Muñoz-Reyes, J.A.*, Gil-Burmann, C., Arpa, H., Fink, B., & Turiégano, E. (2011). Asimetría fluctuante facial y competencia intrasexual en adolescentes. II Congreso Nacional de Etología y II Encuentro de Psicología Comparada, November 24-26, Santiago de Chile, Chile. (Poster)

[41] Muñoz-Reyes, J.A.*, Gil-Burmann, C., Braschi, L., Fink, B., & Turiégano, E. (2011). Fuerza y estrategias de recalibración de la ira en adolescentes. II Congreso Nacional de Etología y II Encuentro de Psicología Comparada, November 24-26, Santiago de Chile, Chile. (Poster)

[40] Fink, B.*, Matts, P.J., D’Emilano, D., Bunse, L., Weege, B., & Röder, S. (2011). Colour homogeneity and visual perception of age, health and attractiveness of male facial skin. 23rd Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 29-July 3, Montpellier, France. (Talk)

[39] Hugill, N., Fink, B.*, Neave, N., Besson, A., & Bunse, L. (2011). Women’s perception of men’s sensation seeking propensity from their dance movements. 23rd Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 29-July 3, Montpellier, France. (Poster)

[38] Weege, B.*, Fink, B., Flügge, J., Röder, S., Neave, N., & McCarty, K. (2011). Men’s personality and women’s perception of their dance quality. 23rd Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 29-July 3, Montpellier, France. (Poster)

[37] Röder, S.*, Fink, B., Matts, P.J., Johnson, R., & Burquest, M. (2011). Differences in visual perception of age and attractiveness of female facial and body skin. 23rd Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 29-July 3, Montpellier, France. (Poster)

[36] Windhager, S.*, Fink, B., Mitteröcker, P., & Schäfer, K. (2011). Strong and handsome: partial least squares analysis and deformation grids depict male facial characteristics that correspond to physical strength. 23rd Annual Conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 29-July 3, Montpellier, France. (Poster)

[35] Fink, B.*, Matts, P.J., Röder, S., Johnson, R., Burquest, M. (2011). Differences in visual perception of age and attractiveness of female facial and body skin. 22nd World Congress of Dermatology, May 24-29, Seoul, Korea. (e-Poster)

[34] Samson, N., Fink, B.*, Matts, P.J., Dawes, N., & Weitz, S. (2011). Visible changes of female facial skin surface topography in relation to age and attractiveness perception. 22nd World Congress of Dermatology, May 24-29, Seoul, Korea. (e-Poster)

[33] Samson, N., Fink, B.*, & Matts, P.J. (2011). Interaction of skin colour distribution and skin surface topography cues in the perception of female facial age and health. 22nd World Congress of Dermatology, May 24-29, Seoul, Korea. (e-Poster)

[32] Samson, N., Fink, B.*, & Matts, P.J. (2011). Does a woman’s skin colour indicate her fertility level? 22nd World Congress of Dermatology, May 24-29, Seoul, Korea. (e-Poster)

2010

[31] Braschi Diaferia, L.*, Gil Burmann, C., Muñoz Reyes, J.A., & Fink, B. (2010). Preferencias de edad en la pareja en homosexuales y heterosexuales españoles mediante el análisis de anuncios de contactos. XIII Congreso Nacional y X Iberoamericano de Etología, September 21-25, Ciudad Real, Spain. (Poster)

[30] Fink B.* & Matts, P.J. (2010). Visible skin condition and mate preferences: Where we now stand. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 16-20, Eugene, Oregon, USA. (Talk)

2009

[29] Fink, B.*, & Matts, P.J. (2009). The science and perception of beauty. The Royal Institution of Great Britain, November 24, London, UK. (Invited Talk)

[28] Fink, B.* (2009). Evolutionäre Psychologie und der Ursprung der menschlichen Natur. Ars electronica, Human Nature, September 6, Linz, Austria. (Invited Talk).

[27] Fink, B.*, Hugill, N., Neave, N., & Seydel, H. (2009). Men’s physical strength is associated with women’s perceptions of their dancing ability. 21st Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, May 27-31, Fullerton, California, USA. (Talk)

[26] Schäfer, K.*, Bookstein, F.L., Fink B., & Mitteröcker, P. (2009). Psychomorphometry: towards a novel assessment of human facial form and function. 78th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, April 1-4, Chicago, USA. (Talk)

[25] Fink, B.* (2009). Facial beauty and the perception of ageing. IIAA Forum, Professional Beauty, March 2, London, UK. (Invited Talk)

2008

[24] Fink, B.* (2008). Perception of ageing. Anti Ageing – Skin Care. Royal College of Physicians, June 9-11, London, UK. (Invited Talk)

[23] Fink, B.*, & Matts P.J. (2008). Visual attention to variation in female facial skin colour distribution. 20th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 4-8, Kyoto, Japan. (Talk)

[22] Fink, B.* (2008). Darwin’sche Ästhetik: Das Gesicht und die ‘Oberflächlichkeit’ der Schönheit. Keynote, 9. Tagung der MVE-Liste, March 27-29, Hamburg, Germany. (Invited Talk)

2007

[21] Fink, B.*, Matts, P.J., Grammer, K., & Burquest, M. (2007). The effects of skin colour distribution and topography cues on the perception of female facial age, attractiveness, and health. 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, May 30-June 3, Williamsburg, USA. (Talk)

[20] Klappauf, D., Fink, B.*, & Kappeler, P.M. (2007). Female physical characteristics and intrasexual competition. 19th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, May 30-June 3, Williamsburg, USA. (Poster)

[19] Matts, P.J., Fink, B.*, Grammer, K., & Burquest, M. (2007). Visual skin color distribution plays a role in the perception of age, attractiveness, and health of female faces. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, February 2-6, Washington DC, USA. (Poster)

2006

[18] Moser, E., Hoheisel, B.*, Robinson, S., Fink, B., & Grammer, K. (2006). Artificial vs. human face: a comparison of neuronal activation patterns during facial emotion recognition. 12th Annual Meeting on Human Brain Mapping, June 11-15, Florence, Italy. (Poster)

[17] Sövegjarto, O.*, Fink, B., Neave, N., Brewer, G., Manning, J.T., & Pawlowski, B. (2006). Sexual dimorphism in body height: further evidence for variable preferences as a strategy for increasing the pool of potential partners. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 7-11, Philadelphia, USA. (Poster)

[16] Fink, B.*, Seydel, H., & Manning, J.T. (2006). Finger length ratios and women’s perception of men’s dance. 18th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 7-11, Philadelphia, USA. (Talk)

2005

[15] Fink B.*, Grammer, K., Mitteröcker, P., Gunz, P., Schäfer, K., Bookstein, F.L., & Manning J.T. (2005). Second to fourth digit ratio and face shape. Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society, March 30-April 2, Manchester, UK. (Talk)

[14] Schäfer, K.*, Fink, B., Grammer, K., Mitteröcker, P., Gunz, P., Neave, N., Bookstein, F.L., Seidler, H., & Manning, J.T. (2005). The ‘phrenology’ of testosterone: studies in the endocrinology and psychology of facial form. 74th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, April 6-9, Milwaukee, USA. (Talk)

2004

[13] Fink, B.* (2004). Darwin’sche Aesthetik: Neue Erkenntnisse über die Biologie der Attraktivität. University of Göttingen, October 27, Göttingen, Germany. (Invited Talk)

[12] Fink, B.*, Manning, J.T., Neave, N., & Grammer, K. (2004). The ‘big-five’ personality factors in relation to facial asymmetry and digit ratio. XVII Conference of the International Society for Human Ethology, July 27-30, Ghent, Belgium. (Poster)

[11] Fink, B.*, Manning, J.T., Neave, N., & Grammer, K. (2004). Second to fourth digit ratio and facial asymmetry. 16th Annual conference of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, July 21-25, Berlin, Germany. (Talk)

2003

[10] Fink, B.*, Neave, N., & Manning, J.T. (2003). Second to fourth digit ratio in relation to face and body shape. Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society, March 12-15, Bournemouth, UK. (Invited Talk)

[9] Oeckher, M.*, Ploder, O., Fink, B., Voracek, M., & Grammer, K. (2003). Changes in facial proportions over the past 50 years. 16th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, May 14-20, Athens, Greece. (Poster)

[8] Oeckher, M.*, Ploder, O., Fink, B., Voracek, M., Arnett, G.W., Ewers, R., & Grammer, K. (2003). Changes in facial proportions over the past 50 years. 15th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 4-8, Lincoln, USA. (Poster)

2002

[7] Fink, B.*, Grammer, K., Muscarella, F., & Kirk-Smith, M. (2002). Homosexual orientation in males: evolutionary and ethological aspects. 43. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, September 22-26, Berlin, Germany. (Poster)

[6] Renninger, L.A.*, Fink, B., & Grammer, K. (2002). Getting that female glance: patterns and consequences of male non-verbal behavior in courtship contexts. XVI Conference of International Society for Human Ethology, August 7-10, Montreal, Canada. (Poster)

2001

[5] Fink, B.* (2001). Darwin’sche Aesthetik: Neue Erkenntnisse über die Biologie der Attraktivität. 4. Graduiertentreffen der Deutschen Ethologischen Gesellschaft e.V, October 3-7, Grünau/Altmal, Austria. (Talk)

[4] Fink, B.*, & Grammer, K. (2001). Skin texture and female facial beauty. XXVII International Ethological Conference, August 22-29, Tübingen, Germany. (Poster)

[3] Grammer, K., Fink, B.*, Jütte, A., Ronzal, G., & Thornhill, R. (2001). Female faces and bodies: n-dimensional feature space and attractiveness. 13th Annual Meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, June 13-17, London, UK. (Poster)

2000

[2] Fink, B., & Grammer, K.* (2000). Skin texture and female facial beauty. XV Conference of International Society for Human Ethology, August 9-13, Salamanca, Spain. (Poster)

1998

[1] Grammer, K.*, Fink, B., Kruck, K.B., & Magnusson, M.S. (1998). Automated detection of hidden patterns of nonverbal synchronization in opposite-sex encounters. 10th International Conference of the International Society for the Research of Emotions, August 4-8, Würzburg, Germany. (Talk)

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